Hello,
What is the pronunciation(s) of 'No' in Eastern dialects of Persian?

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baraadar-i-giraamii, I have just spoken with a Dari speaker and asked him this question. He says we pronounce it like "neh" but without the h sound. ya3nii with a kasrah and not fatHah. I hope this clarifies the situation.

Thank you QP SaaHib. Let's to omit the mute ه and focus on these two vowels: /æ/&/ε/.

In most of Iran's Farsi dialects 'No'(na) is the only word that ends to an /æ/( numbers 11 to 19 are other virtual examples. However there is a vocal ه at their ends, but we don't pronounce this ه in our colloquial speech) and seems to be an exception in Dari too.

Thank you QP SaaHib. Let's to omit the mute ه and focus on these two vowels: /æ/&/ε/.

In most of Iran's Farsi dialects 'No'(na) is the only word that ends to an /æ/( numbers 11 to 19 are other virtual examples. However there is a vocal ه at their ends, but we don't pronounce this ه in our colloquial speech) and seems to be an exception in Dari too.